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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 374 · 40 questions
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Remember (My Very Easy Method): Order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (“My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming”). Mercury – closest and smallest, Venus – hottest, Mars – the red planet, Jupiter – largest, Saturn – famous rings, Neptune – farthest. The Sun and the Pole Star are stars; the Moon, Titan and Ganymede are moons; Earth has 1 moon.

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  1. 1.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  7. 7.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  11. 11.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  13. 13.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  15. 15.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Venus
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  22. 22.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) Earth
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  25. 25.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  29. 29.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  37. 37.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  39. 39.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Uranus

Answer key

  1. False
  2. the Sun
  3. 24
  4. 1
  5. Mercury
  6. a planet
  7. Earth spins on its axis
  8. 365
  9. spins tipped on its side
  10. is the planet we live on
  11. False
  12. a star
  13. it reflects sunlight
  14. Venus
  15. 8
  16. is famous for its rings
  17. is called the red planet
  18. is the hottest planet
  19. Earth
  20. has oceans of water
  21. Jupiter
  22. False
  23. Ganymede
  24. 8
  25. a moon
  26. a star
  27. 4
  28. is the smallest planet
  29. False
  30. a moon
  31. a star
  32. a telescope
  33. is closest to the Sun
  34. Mercury
  35. True
  36. is farthest from the Sun
  37. an astronaut
  38. Earth
  39. a planet
  40. Jupiter

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